Have you tried Bakesale Betty's ginger cookies? They lull you with 
molasses-hued chewiness, then zap you with candied ginger. Alison 
Barakat's electric-blue wig and lamingtons (a cakelike Australian 
dessert covered in chocolate and coconut) are fixtures on the East 
Bay's farmers' market circuit. Her fans are just beginning to make 
their way to her two-month-old bakery on the corner of Telegraph and 
51st Street.

It's strictly takeout, but the clean, bright storefront offers up all 
the Betty favorites -- scones, lemon bars, those lamingtons -- and now 
a couple of lunches. Every day, the Chez Panisse Cafe alumna prepares a 
couple of pressed sandwiches on thick, soft white bread, the insides 
oozy Vermont cheddar and asiago with tomato or ham (or just plain), the 
outsides slathered with butter to caramelize on the grill while it 
crisps. But the treat that seems to be gaining cult status is the fried 
chicken sandwich, a Chik-fil-A with a Ph.D. Between the halves of a 
French roll, Barakat nestles chicken breast strips, juicy underneath 
their crunchy flour coating, into a slaw of shaved green and red 
cabbage tossed with a spicy vinaigrette. That's it. Nothing fancy. I've 
already been back for seconds.

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/2005-09-21/dining/food.html